CN101515186A - Joystick and method of manufacturing the same - Google Patents

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CN101515186A
CN101515186A CNA2009100078950A CN200910007895A CN101515186A CN 101515186 A CN101515186 A CN 101515186A CN A2009100078950 A CNA2009100078950 A CN A2009100078950A CN 200910007895 A CN200910007895 A CN 200910007895A CN 101515186 A CN101515186 A CN 101515186A
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Abstract

A joystick having a movable member that includes a shaft portion and a spherical portion wherein the shaft portion has a diameter less than the spherical portion. An actuating member is secured to the shaft portion of the movable member to provide actuation of the movable member. A magnet is disposed within the spherical portion of the movable member and positioned adjacent a three axis sensor such that the magnet moves in a hemispherical pattern along the three axis sensor to operate a device.

Description

Operating rod and manufacture method thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of operating rod.More specifically, the present invention relates to three operating rods that hall effect sensor is operated equipment of a kind of use.
Background technology
Operating rod was used on the various different operatings a lot of years.Operating rod not only can be used in the recreation, also can be used in addition in the affairs relevant with hydraulically operated equipment (HOE), and such as crane, fork truck or the like.Specifically, operating rod can allow equipment implement compact multidimensional action.Polytype operating rod has been arranged in the prior art, comprised the operating rod based on " universal joint " mechanism, wherein magnet moves on the hemisphere that with IC (sensor) is the center.Specifically, the axial magnetized amount is known, and wherein flux density obtains by following equation:
B x=SIN(α)COS(β)
B y=COS(α)SIN(β)
B z=COS(α)COS(β)
The operating rod of another kind of type is present in the joint that is called " ball-and-socket ", and wherein magnet moves on the hemisphere that around centring point is the center.Specifically, the axial magnetized amount is known, and wherein flux density obtains by following a series of complicated slightly equatioies, and it is as follows:
α=ATAN(V x/((K zV z) 2+(K tV y) 2) 1/2)
β=ATAN(V y/((K zV z) 2+(K tV x) 2) 1/2)
In two application, all use a plurality of parts and make operating rod.For example, in " universal joint " mechanism, the end of mobile jib is furnished with magnet, and wherein said bar is connected on the movable equipment with the central shaft that aligns with three-axis sensor.Therefore, when described bar when this axle pivots, the athletic meeting of magnet is detected by three-axis sensor.Thereby, to make this operating rod a plurality of parts need be provided, manufacturing process is very expensive.
Therefore, elementary object of the present invention provides a kind of improved operating rod, and it can sense three directed movement.
And another target of the present invention provides a kind of method of saving the manufacturing operating rod of cost.
These and other targets of the present invention, feature, or advantage will become distincter by instructions and claims.
Summary of the invention
Operating rod has the moveable element of individual construction, and moveable element extends to the bulb from bar portion, and wherein, the diameter of bar portion is less than the diameter in bulb.Actuated components is fixed to the bar portion of moveable element to activate moveable element.Magnet is placed on the bottom of the inherent ball in moveable element bulb, and magnet extends upward and depart from the central point in bulb.Three-axis sensor is placed under the bulb and magnet of moveable element, separates with their vicinities and with them, makes the motion of actuated components magnet can be located and then operating equipment along three-axis sensor with the hemisphere pattern.
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Fig. 1 is that the side of operating rod is cutd open skeleton view; And
Fig. 2 is the sectional view of operating rod.
Embodiment
Illustrated is operating rod 10, and it comprises actuation element 12 as knop, and actuation element 12 activates the inner moveable element 14 that contains magnet 16, makes the motion of moveable element 14 be sensed by three-axis sensor 18.Three-axis sensor is electrically connected with PBC (printed circuit board (PCB)) 20 and these members are placed in the housing 22, and wherein volute spring 24 is connected to housing 22 on the moveable element 14.Although three-axis sensor 18 can be any sensors that can detect three last motions, in a preferred embodiment, three-axis sensor 18 is three Hall effect (Hall Effect) sensors.In addition, actuated components 12 can move on any direction of principal axis and is pressed to deactivated or neutral position by volute spring 24, does not have net effort to be applied on the actuated components 12 at described deactivated or neutral position.
The shape of actuated components 12 is conical, and there is recess 26 center on its top surface, and wherein sidewall 28 outwards and downwards extends from the recess 26 of center.What extend from the bottom of actuated components 12 is the annular flange flange 30 that is in the center, and it extends downwards to admit moveable element 14.Sealer 32 contacts with the bottom of actuated components 12 and centers on housing 22 so that housing 22 is connected to actuated components 12.Because the structure of actuated components 12 can obtain motion in any direction.
Moveable element 14 comprises bar portion 34 and the bulb 36 of extending from bar portion 34.Specifically, bar portion 34 has the diameter littler than the diameter in bulb 36.Bar portion 34 and bulb 36 all are to be the center with central shaft 38, and moveable element can be around central shaft 38 rotations.Bar portion 34 is positioned at the first end 40 of moveable element 14, and has fillet section 42, and fillet section 42 is rotatable to be engaged in the annular flange flange 30 of actuated components 12.And bulb 36 has the central point 44 that is positioned on the central shaft 38, and extends to the second end 46, and magnet 16 is arranged in the second end 46.Specifically, 36 central point 44 extends magnet 16 towards the bulb from the second end 46.In a preferred embodiment, magnet 16 is cylindrical magnets and can not extends to central point 44, and thereby can think off-centered.
Be positioned at magnet 16 belows and what separate is the three-axis sensor 18 that is electrically connected with PCB (printed circuit board (PCB)) 20.In addition, light emitting diode (LED) 48 is connected electrically on the printed circuit board (PCB) 20.Operation to LED 48 is independent control.LED 48 can be triggered and indicate specific operator scheme, or can open continuously bias light is provided.In a preferred embodiment, actuated components 12 and moveable element 14 all are to make with transparent material, and therefore when lumination of light emitting diode, the user just can detect light.Further, in a preferred embodiment, transparent material is plastics, in particular, is injected-formative plastic.
Housing 22 extends near printed circuit board (PCB) 20 the second end 54 from first end 50.Volute spring 24 extends to actuated components 12 between around the bar portion 34 of first end 50 and moveable element 14 pushing force is provided.Therefore, volute spring 24 always is pressed onto actuated components 12 on deactivated or the neutral position.In addition, the retainer 56 adjacent with the second end 54 of housing 22 is around housing 22, and operating rod 10 can be placed into and be maintained in the equipment like this.
In process for making, plastics are injected into type to form moveable element 14.Specifically, plastics are molded provides bar portion 34 and bulb 36, and its king-rod portion has the diameter littler than the diameter in bulb 36.In process of injection molding, magnet 16 is overmolding to type (overmolded) in the bulb, makes bar portion 34, and bulb 36 and magnet 16 are all in a single member.In a preferred embodiment, plastics are transparent, and magnet 16 can the observed person be seen after injection moulding takes place like this.
Then, in process for making, actuated components 12 is fixed to the fillet section 42 of moveable element 14.Then, three-axis sensor 18 is placed on the printed circuit board (PCB) 20, and light emitting diode 48 is placed by contiguous three-axis sensor 18.At this constantly, printed circuit board (PCB) 20 is placed in the following and vicinity of the second end 46 of moveable element 14, makes the motion of actuated components 12 magnet 16 can be located along three-axis sensor 18 with the hemisphere pattern.
Printed circuit board (PCB) 20 and moveable element 14 are placed in the housing 22, make printed circuit board (PCB) 20 be close to the second end 54 of housings 22.Between volute spring 24 is inserted into around the bar portion 34 of housing 22 first ends 50 and moveable element 14 so that required pushing force to be provided.At this constantly, sealer 32 is fixed between actuated components 12 and the housing 22, therefore, finally obtains operating rod 10.
The operating rod 10 that obtains has magnet 16, and magnet 16 is embedded in and is used for triggering three-axis sensor 18 in the moveable element 14 in operating rod is used.Three-axis sensor 18 sensor magnets 16 are with respect to the position of sensor 18 centre of surfaces.Magnet positions moves through the design of using the ball-and-socket type and realizes.
By using injection molding technique, three elements: magnet 16, bulb 36 and bar portion 34 all are in the single member.Magnet 16 is along central shaft 38 axial location of bar portion 34, and departs from the central point 44 in bulb 36.This makes in actuation process, and magnet 16 can be around the central point 44 in moveable element 14 bulbs 36 with the surface alignment of unlimited hemisphere pattern along sensor 18.
Use this design can also make the axial rotation of magnet 16 comprise another function that may exist of operating rod 10.And light emitting diode 48 is attached in this system, uses printed circuit board (PCB) 20 in the system, and is used for activating and moveable element 12,14 makes optical energy irradiation to operator interface therewith with semipermeable membrane material.Use plastic material, injection molding technique and local in conjunction with the whole cost that has also reduced operating rod 10.Preferably, moveable element specifically is that bar portion 34 and bulb 36 are injected into type, and magnet 16 is whole to be overmolding to type in single technology or operation.
Above-mentioned operating rod 10 and manufacturing process provide several advantages that surmounted previous operating rod.Specifically, moveable element 14 has bar portion 34 and bulb 36 and is made of austenite material (austenitic material) in one embodiment, and this has reduced the cost of making and has made that light emitting diode 48 energy when it throw light on is in sight.In addition, the position of magnet 16 in bulb 36 be novel and strengthened detectability and operability, and wherein magnet is along central shaft 38 axial location of bar portion 34 and depart from the center in bulb 36.
Another feature and advantage are axial spinfunctions and the combining of bulb 36 and actuator rod assembly.Furtherly, thus use taper compression spring 24 to make spring 24 can act on top shell and moveable element 14 pushes back neutral position with moveable element 14.Specifically, taper compression spring 24 can cause bending load in actuation process, and after discharging bending load, reacting force just is back to neutral position with moveable element 14 and actuated components 12.
Another advantage is to have used light emitting diode 48 in operating rod 10.Therefore, when moveable element and actuated components 14,12 usefulness trnaslucent materials were made, the light of launching can be brought to the location point of operator interface therewith.Therefore, the target of all statements all is met at least.
What those skilled in the art were to be understood that is that other various corrections can be carried out equipment under the situation that does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention.The interior also intention of protection domain that all described corrections and change all fall into claim is capped thus.

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1. operating rod, it comprises:
Moveable element, moveable element extends to the bulb that ends at the second end from the bar portion of first end, and the diameter of its king-rod portion is less than the diameter in bulb;
Actuated components, actuated components are fixed to the bar portion of moveable element;
Magnet, magnet be positioned at moveable element the bulb the second end and from this extension; And
Three-axis sensor, three-axis sensor are positioned at the second end following in bulb of moveable element and contiguous with it, make the motion of actuated components can be with magnet with the hemisphere pattern along three-axis sensor location and then operating equipment.
2. operating rod as claimed in claim 1, wherein, moveable element is an individual construction.
3. operating rod as claimed in claim 1, wherein, moveable element and actuated components are made by transparent material.
4. operating rod as claimed in claim 3, wherein, transparent material is plastics.
5. operating rod as claimed in claim 3, wherein, by the transparent material of moveable element and actuated components, light emitting diode is detected by the user.
6. operating rod as claimed in claim 1, wherein, moveable element utilizes injection molding technique to be formed by transparent plastic material, and wherein magnet is overmolding to type.
7. operating rod as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the bar portion of moveable element has central shaft, and magnet is along the central shaft axial location.
8. operating rod as claimed in claim 7, wherein, the bulb of moveable element has central point, and magnet is not positioned on this central point.
9. operating rod as claimed in claim 1 further comprises the housing around moveable element, and housing has annular flange flange at the first end place and extends to the second end around three-axis sensor.
10. make the method for operating rod, step comprises:
Injected-formative plastic is to form moveable element, and moveable element has bar portion at first end, and bar portion extends and ends in the bulb, and its king-rod portion has the diameter less than the bulb diameter;
In the process of injection molding of moveable element, the magnet coating is molded in the bulb;
Actuated components is fixed to the first end of moveable element; And
Three-axis sensor is placed on the second end following of moveable element and contiguous with it, makes the motion of actuated components magnet can be located along three-axis sensor with the hemisphere pattern.
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